Chapter 46: Irony

The two took a taxi to the Four Seasons Peace Hotel.

By the time the car stopped, the lights were already on.

But they were not late.

Just as I was about to enter the Four Seasons Peace Hotel, a voice suddenly came from the side.

"Song Zhining, you must be Song Zhining, right?"

Holding Qiqi's hand, Song Zhining looked up and saw a young couple. The woman was wearing a deep V skirt, revealing her proud cleavage, with a white fur coat on the outside. She had makeup on her face, flaming red lips, and an LV bag in her hand. The man was wearing a well-ironed suit, a little fat, his belly looked like it was five months old, and his hair was greasy and shiny. Seeing this, Song Zhining frowned slightly, wondering if his hair hadn't been washed for a few days, or if he had smeared several pounds of oil on it.

The man was the one who spoke, and at this moment he was looking at Song Zhining with shining eyes.

That look held a hint of aggression and lust. Song Zhining had seen such a familiar look before from Zhang Pu, and it made her feel a little uncomfortable.

Fortunately, Xu Lele stood in front of her at the right time, blocking the man's sight.

"Who are you?"

"You are Xu Lele, right? I remember you were Song Zhining's deskmate, and I am Zhang Jiebin."

"This is Lu Xueni, our class's entertainment committee member at the time."

As he spoke, he seemed to remember something. He, who had been standing quite close to Lu Xueni, took two steps to the side and said, "We just met at the hotel entrance."

When Lu Xueni saw Zhang Jiebin moving away from her, she couldn't help but frown. Her unfriendly gaze fell on Song Zhining, and a hint of jealousy flashed in her eyes.

She knew it must be because of Song Zhining.

Originally, one of her targets today was Yan Xiting, and her secondary target was Zhang Jiebin. Yan Xiting had not arrived yet, and the difficulty might be greater, so she set her sights on Zhang Jiebin first.

So I deliberately created an encounter with him at the door. We just had a good chat and even made an appointment to talk alone after the party.

As soon as Zhang Jiebin saw Song Zhining, he distanced himself from her, as if he wanted to distance himself from her. How could this not make Lu Xueni angry?

But she didn't get angry and said smoothly, "Yes, I'm Lu Xueni. Speaking of which, we haven't seen each other for several years. By the way, Zhining, are you married? Is this your child?"

At this time, Zhang Jiebin also saw the child that Song Zhining was holding.

Xu Lele stood up and said, "This is my daughter."

There was a flash of disappointment in Lu Xueni's eyes, but Zhang Jiebin seemed relieved.

Xu Lele had an impression of Zhang Jiebin. When he was in high school, this guy harassed Ningning from time to time. He was a very annoying person. He had poor grades and often angered teachers. Sometimes he even made female teachers cry.

As for Lu Xueni, my impression of her is a bit vague. I only remember that she seemed to have good communication skills.

Song Zhining had no impression of Zhang Jiebin and Lu Xueni. Even now, she only had a vague impression of them. If they hadn't introduced themselves, she might not even be able to call out their names.

Song Zhining was not interested in interpersonal communication. At that time, she was only focused on studying and hardly made any friends. If it was not someone she had a very close relationship with or someone who left a deep impression on her, she would not remember them.

Now, after they introduced themselves, he just nodded and said distantly, "Hello."

Song Zhining would not deliberately socialize with people she was not familiar with, and Zhang Jiebin's eyes made her uncomfortable, so she was even more reluctant to talk.

"Oh, let's not stand at the door, let's go in first." Xu Lele said.

When a few people opened the door to the private room on the 5th floor, quite a few people were already inside.

The movement at the door made everyone inside look up at the same time. They saw Song Zhining at first sight, and a look of surprise flashed across their eyes.

She is pure, with delicate features, elegant and lively temperament. Even if her expression is indifferent, people still notice her at first glance.

If Song Zhining was still a little immature in high school, the current Song Zhining has grown up completely and is even more attractive.

In the box, many men couldn't take their eyes off Song Zhining since she came in. Those who were married and brought their wives were fine, but those who were not married or even didn't have girlfriends were already getting ready to do something.

"Our school belle is here, Zhining, you are more beautiful than before." The female class monitor Yao Ling joked. She has always had a cheerful personality and her compliments to others are very sincere.

As she spoke, the others in the box followed suit.

Song Zhining hugged Qiqi and responded indifferently.

She found that she still had some social anxiety. She was not good at this kind of communication and was not used to it. She did not like so many people's eyes on her and becoming the center of discussion.

Fortunately, after talking for a while, everyone started talking about their post-high school graduation, especially their current situation.

Among them, some, like Xu Lele, are already married and even have children, but most are not yet married.

Someone also asked Song Zhining, and Song Zhining said: "I am currently single, unemployed, and developing in Shanghai."

When Lu Xueni heard this, a hint of disdain flashed in her eyes. She said, "Zhi Ning is unemployed, right? Hey, there are so many college students these days, they're worthless. Some can't even find a job after graduating with a PhD. It's better for you to go out and find a job early."

Lu Xueni started working after graduating from high school and now works in a cosmetics company run by her aunt.

However, she just briefly mentioned herself and then started to mention Zhang Jiebin next to her.

"Speaking of which, if we talk about real ability, it has to be Jie Bin. He is currently working for the Li Group."

As soon as these words were spoken, they instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"The Li Group, is that the Li Group I know? The one involved in real estate and medicine?"

Zhang Jiebin touched his hair, raised his chin slightly, and glanced at everyone present. He seemed to want to be humble, but unconsciously revealed pride and said, "Yes, it's the Li Group."

"Sunshine Garden and Corning Hospital in Shanghai belong to the Li Group."

"It really is the Li Group. I heard that every year, outstanding employees will be rewarded with a 108-square-meter house in Sunshine Garden. Jiebin, do you have a chance too?"

Before Zhang Jiebin could answer, Lu Xueni beside him answered for him, "That's for sure. Jiebin told me that he's been doing very well on his business recently. The leader said that there's a high chance that Jiebin will be allocated a room this year."

"Wow, that's amazing! That's an apartment in Sunshine Garden. Even if it's a smaller one, it would cost around two million."

"I didn't expect that Jiebin is only in his twenties and is about to become a homeowner in Shanghai. You are really successful in your career. Whoever marries you will be blessed."

Everyone praised Zhang Jiebin. Even those who had been muttering in their hearts that Zhang Jiebin was an uneducated hooligan in high school suppressed their jealousy and praised him.

"That's definitely better than having no job and having to rent a house." Lu Xueni said, her eyes vaguely falling on Song Zhining.

Song Zhining, who is quite sensitive to other people's gazes, said: ...Huh? Are you hinting at me?

Song Zhining, who was close friends with Li Jing, owned a prime penthouse in Sunshine Garden worth 8 million yuan, had a million-yuan deposit, and a 50-acre plot of land in the suburbs of Shanghai worth hundreds of millions of yuan, and could just lie back and relax without having to work: ...Okay, talk about it if you want. She chose to keep a low profile and live her life to the fullest.

(End of this chapter)